Hey guys. One thing I've come to notice 'bout the in-ears; I happen to sweat a lot, so, the ear plugs get really wet, and sometimes the plugs will short, which means that I have to order three more pkgs of plugs to keep in stock. The good thing is that it's minor, and the church will order them for me, which is cool.

Bruce- so far that's not been a problem for me at all, although drummers have a LOT more to do physically than I do, so I can see your point. I'd think the in-ear manufacturers would have sweat on their list of things to contain or be impervious to....not sure what you mean by the plugs shorting out, do you mean the entire in-ear shorts out, or the little attenuator adapter?
Maybe you should consider taping the plugs...

Biggest issue I've had with mine are they do get dislodged from time to time, either from sweat or just movement of facial muscles, like when you smile, it changes the shape of the ear canal. Using the foam ear piece seems to cure it, but they don't last more than a week for me, before they get too grody.

good thing you're not having to pay for it all the time...

Later
TY

Fortunately, our inner ears don't sweat. A headband will take care of sweat coming down from your head if you are working out but that may not look all that "cool" up onstage.

Hey Tony. It's the foam earplugs that will get soaked from sweat and sometimes will not work, and I'd have to change them out after several months or sooner pending on the pair that I'm using at the time. I have dreadlocks halfway down my back, and keep in a ponytail when playing. even if I were to use a headband, I'd still soak them out 'cause I sweat a lot. That's why I'm glad the church will get them for me.

Well...I bit the bullet.

I sold my Shure E4's and Etymotic ER-4P's to help fund a pair of Ultimate Ears Triple Fi Pro 10's!

Oh my Lord....these things sound absolutely unfricken incredible. Music nirvana, no doubt.

I was contemplating between the Shure E500 and these. Both are new products and triple driver IEM's but from everything I have read, the E500's are better for Rock/Hip Hop and the Triple Fi's are better for acoustic and jazz. Here is the link describing the Triple Fi's.

http://www.earphonesolutions.com/uleanewtrxtr.html?gclid=COus5cy-uIgCFQJPQgodeWS1hg

My wife wants to check me into a mental institution for paying $400 for a pair of IEM's but to me they are worth every penny. Music is my hobby. Some guys are photography buffs and can spend thousands on lenses, some guys are hunting buffs and buy a wide selection of guns (depending what you are hunting I guess?) and some guys buy boats etc, etc, etc... Heck, some guys are musicians and spend thousands on different bass guitars (My wife would be like...why do you need more than one?) I love to play golf but other than that I really don't have any other expensive hobbies. I am very anal about the sound quality of the music I listen to and I am always striving for the ultimate listening experience and I think I have found it with these.

"My wife wants to check me into a mental institution for paying $400 for a pair of IEM's. I am always striving for the ultimate listening experience and I think I have found it with these."

IN MY OPINION, YOUR WIFE IS MARRIED TO A VERY WISE MAN!

I'm going to definitely check these Ultimate Ears Triple Fi Pro 10's per your recommendation. I use my ipod like crazy when I travel and I really want a great pair of in ear phones. And my wife will want to commit me too...

Man Law! Man Law!

Ken, the folks at www.earphonesolutions.com are really good. I have done a lot of business with them. There is a no questions asked 30 day return policy so if for some reason you can't get the right sound or fit, you can switch to something else...like the E500 or the new Westone 3 is also suppose to be terrific.

Ken, you'll love them- I have the UE super-fi 5's, that's what we use for in-ear monitors, and I tell ya....they sound terrific with my portable player, and they are just excellent sound reproducers on stage. Tight bass and kick, very responsive.
They'll spoil you from this point on, tho, you may never go back to headphones again!

Steve, good for you- exert that manly control there... ....I'd do the same thing, if I had the spare bucks; I'm still justifying my last guitar, maybe it'd give her something else to harp on, eh?

Another great thing about the in-ears is the noise attenuation- the UE's block out like 25dB worth, I use them when mowing the yard, to help save what little hearing I have left...

One other thing, Ken, is start out with the volume low, they are super efficient, you won't need much volume at all to get them pumping.

Later
TY

Yea, it's astonishing what a big and expansive sound using these things out of a little Nano and without an additional amp. Soundstage equal to headphones. Gotta love technology. We've come along way since the Sony Cassette Walkman.